Thoughts behind the pieces - Charlotte Thorup:”I am fascinated by patterns and repetition, dimensions and connections, and I am inspired by both nature and the city. It may be a field with the rhythm of the wheat or a building, where my attention are caught by a contrast, a new dimension. This interest appears in my ceramic work.

I enjoy working in a harmonious and simple way. It has led me to a technique where I form thin sheets of clay connecting them in various ways.Guided by my curiousity I allow module by module to lead me towards a new form where small unities appear as one large piece.

Presently I make several objects that belong to each other and hang on a wall. Again a united whole.. created by modules. The viewer is invited to look at the piece from different angles where new balances and connections appear.

I mainly work in porcelain, because I like the inherent doubleness of this material.. between strength and fragility.In my choice of colour I let simplicity rule, where the pieces own light and shadow effects create the 'colour'.

Finally I choose salt-glazing my ceramics, which is an ancient tradition. At high temperature salt connects with the clay and creates the glaze. This way of working is in one way unpredictable, because a salt-kiln partly 'lives its own life', and often adds the process an independent character to the pieces.”

ILLUSTRIOUS - Nov 2010

CUMULUS - Oct 2010

DIAMONDS ARE... Sept 2010

SETUPS - Aug 2010

THINGS IN COMMON - Jun 2010

CONTRAST - May 2010

HAPPENSTANCE - Apr 2010

DONI VOTIVI - Mar 2010

2D to 3D - Jan 2010

About Me

I am a ceramic artist, potter and designer. In 1983, I completed a traditional four-year Danish apprenticeship in studio pottery at H. A. Kähler, DK. In 1998, I graduated as a ceramic designer from the Denmark Design School in Copenhagen. Important influences in my work are travels and studio residencies in Japan, the USA at Archie Bray Foundation and Arizona State University, Canada at Banff Arts Center, China, Australia, South America, Egypt and Europe. I enjoy teaching and have developed a great interest in promoting ceramic art, collaboration projects and developing international relationships. In 2001-2007, I worked as the director of the International Ceramic Research Center - Guldagergaard in Denmark. In my studio, I design and produce short series of functional tableware in porcelain, stoneware and earthenware. I also work with sculptural vessels embodied with elements of the human form, movement and body language. The sculptures reference my fascination with different cultures, the human body and mind. My studio and gallery is in Copenhagen.